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Saturday, 22 June 2013

Ombre Gradient Nail Art with Roses [Step-by-Step Tutorial]

Dear readers,

I bring you another simple and gorgeous design which you all can do at your home: the ombre or gradient nail design with simple black roses.

I really loveeeee how this turned out [earlier this week I showed this in another post here]. This is one of my favourite nail looks ever! You can also omit the black rose design if you do not feel too confident using a thin striper brush.

What I used are:

A mint nail polish

A vivid blue nail polish

A black nail polish [or black acrylic paint]

A make up sponge which I've cut in half

Cotton buds or q-tips

Nail polish remover

Top Coat

Striper brush or thin brush to draw on the roses

This is how they turned out:

Start off by painting your nails with 1 coat of the mint polish [or any other light colour of your choice]

Paint on several coats of the mint and blue nail polish on a wedged make-up sponge, starting with the mint at the top and the blue at the bottom. Try to overlap the blue on the mint to help achieve the gradient effect;

Dab the sponge on your nail, wait for the first coat to dry then repeat;

Use a clean cotton bud dipped in nail polish remover and clean up the cuticle area off any excess polish. Using a nail striper or black acrylic paint, draw out the outline of 2 roses - they are really easy to do promise! Just start from the inside and work yourself outwards using small semi-circular lines;